Basketball
3rd Quarter Report
The Thunder are on the road but looking no worse for wear. They are fully in control with a 104-69 lead over the Wizards.
If the Thunder keep playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 32-6 in no time. On the other hand, the Wizards will have to make due with a 6-31 record unless they turn things around (and fast).
Who’s Playing
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Washington Wizards
Current Records: Oklahoma City 31-6, Washington 6-30
How To Watch
- When: Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 6 p.m. ET
- Where: Capital One Arena — Washington, District of Columbia
- TV: Fan Duel SN – Oklahoma
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $12.00
What to Know
The Thunder will be playing the full four quarters on Sunday, but they’re expected to have things wrapped up well before that. Their road trip will continue as they head out to face the Washington Wizards at 6:00 p.m. ET at Capital One Arena. The Thunder’s defense has only allowed 103.6 points per game this season, so the Wizards’ offense will have their work cut out for them.
The Thunder can’t be too worried about heading out to take on the Wizards: they just beat the Knicks at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Everything went the Thunder’s way against the Knicks on Friday as the Thunder made off with a 126-101 win. With Oklahoma City ahead 70-43 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Isaiah Joe were among the main playmakers for the Thunder as the former went 15 for 21 en route to 39 points plus two steals and the latter went 8 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 31 points. The matchup was Gilgeous-Alexander’s seventh in a row with at least 30 points.
Meanwhile, the Wizards’ recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their fifth straight defeat. They suffered a grim 138-105 loss to the Bulls. Washington was surely aware of their disadvantage in the point spread, but the foreknowledge did nothing to prevent the result.
Oklahoma City is on a roll lately: they’ve won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 31-6 record this season. As for Washington, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-30.
Sunday’s game is shaping up to be a scrappy contest: The Thunder haven’t given up the ball easily this season, having only averaged 11.3 turnovers per game (they’re ranked first in turnovers per game overall). It’s a different story for the Wizards, though, as they’ve been averaging 15.8. Given the Thunder’s sizable advantage in that area, the Wizards will need to find a way to close that gap.
The Thunder strolled past the Wizards in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 by a score of 123-105. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Thunder since the team won’t have the home-court advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Odds
Oklahoma City is a big 16.5-point favorite against Washington, according to the latest NBA odds.
The line has drifted a bit towards the Thunder, as the game opened with the Thunder as a 14.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 230.5 points.
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Series History
Oklahoma City has won 6 out of their last 10 games against Washington.
- Dec 23, 2024 – Oklahoma City 123 vs. Washington 105
- Feb 23, 2024 – Oklahoma City 147 vs. Washington 106
- Jan 08, 2024 – Oklahoma City 136 vs. Washington 128
- Jan 06, 2023 – Oklahoma City 127 vs. Washington 110
- Nov 16, 2022 – Oklahoma City 121 vs. Washington 120
- Jan 11, 2022 – Washington 122 vs. Oklahoma City 118
- Nov 26, 2021 – Washington 101 vs. Oklahoma City 99
- Apr 23, 2021 – Washington 129 vs. Oklahoma City 109
- Apr 19, 2021 – Washington 119 vs. Oklahoma City 107
- Aug 09, 2020 – Oklahoma City 121 vs. Washington 103
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